''Mickey's 90th Spectacular'' is a two-hour

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broadcast on

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on November 4, 2018. It celebrates the 90th anniversary of the debut of

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's animated character Mickey Mouse.

Production

On August 7, 2018, Disney announced ''Mickey's 90th Spectacular'', which will be "an evening of musical performances, moving tributes, and rare short films never before seen by the public." It was produced and directed by

Don Mischer Donald Leo Mischer (born March 5, 1940) is an American producer and director of television and live events and president of Don Mischer Productions. Career Mischer has been honored with fifteen Emmy Awards, a record ten Directors Guild of America ...

, who previously helmed the Disney specials ''

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'' and ''The Grand Opening of Euro Disney''; Charlie Haykel and Juliane Hare served as executive producers. Many guest stars appeared during the show, including

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, Miles Brown,

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and

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, as well as original Mouseketeers

Bobby Burgess Robert Wilkie Burgess (born May 19, 1941) is an American dancer and singer. He was one of the original Mouseketeers. Later, he was a regular on '' The Lawrence Welk Show''. Early life Growing up in Southern California, Burgess started perform ...

and

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, and Disney Chairman and CEO

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. The special was taped at the

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on October 6, 2018.

Musical performances

Release

''Mickey's 90th Spectacular'' aired on

on November 4, 2018, two weeks prior to Mickey's official 90th anniversary.

References

External links

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Production

Musical performances

Release

See also

References

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